Genesis 45:7

English Standard Version 2016

And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors.

Cross References

Acts 7:35

“This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, ‘Who made you a ruler and a judge?’—this man God sent as both ruler and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.

Psalm 44:4

You are my King, O God; ordain salvation for Jacob!

Psalm 18:50

Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.

Judges 15:18

And he was very thirsty, and he called upon the Lord and said, “You have granted this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and shall I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”

1 Chronicles 11:14

But he took his stand in the midst of the plot and defended it and killed the Philistines. And the Lord saved them by a great victory.

Genesis 45:5

And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.

Genesis 50:20

As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.

Genesis 47:12

And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s household with food, according to the number of their dependents.